Where does “whider” come from?
whider (Middle English) comes from Old English hwider, from Old English hwæder, from Proto-Germanic *hwadrê.
Ancestry of “whider”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | hwider | to where, whither |
| 2 | Old English | hwæder | Alternative form of hwider |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *hwadrê | — |